diff --git a/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp b/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
index 3cf82d0..9e23746 100644
--- a/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
+++ b/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
@@ -10435,7 +10435,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
     template <typename T = typename std::tuple_element<0, std::tuple<ChainElements...>>::type, size_t Which = 0>
     T const & get() const VULKAN_HPP_NOEXCEPT
     {
-      return std::get<ChainElementIndex<0, T, Which, void, ChainElements...>::value>( static_cast<std::tuple<ChainElements...>&>( *this ) );
+      return std::get<ChainElementIndex<0, T, Which, void, ChainElements...>::value>( static_cast<std::tuple<ChainElements...> const &>( *this ) );
     }
 
     template <typename T0, typename T1, typename... Ts>
diff --git a/tests/StructureChain/StructureChain.cpp b/tests/StructureChain/StructureChain.cpp
index 5f47e98..e417122 100644
--- a/tests/StructureChain/StructureChain.cpp
+++ b/tests/StructureChain/StructureChain.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ int main( int /*argc*/, char ** /*argv*/ )
 
     // some valid StructureChains
     vk::StructureChain<vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties2>                                                sc0;
-    vk::StructureChain<vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties2, vk::PhysicalDeviceIDProperties>                sc1;
+    const vk::StructureChain<vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties2, vk::PhysicalDeviceIDProperties>                sc1;
+    auto pdp = sc1.get<vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties2>();
+    unused( pdp );
     vk::StructureChain<vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties2, vk::PhysicalDeviceMaintenance3Properties>      sc2;
     vk::StructureChain<vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties2, vk::PhysicalDevicePushDescriptorPropertiesKHR> sc3;
     vk::StructureChain<vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties2,
diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan.hpp b/vulkan/vulkan.hpp
index c5a8ec6..3fddf17 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan.hpp
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan.hpp
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
     T const & get() const VULKAN_HPP_NOEXCEPT
     {
       return std::get<ChainElementIndex<0, T, Which, void, ChainElements...>::value>(
-        static_cast<std::tuple<ChainElements...> &>( *this ) );
+        static_cast<std::tuple<ChainElements...> const &>( *this ) );
     }
 
     template <typename T0, typename T1, typename... Ts>